Forbidden Druid vs. Rocky Mountain Instinct - Let's Go Racing - Season 3, Episode 2

The first comparison of the season: Rocky Mountain Instinct vs. Forbidden Druid! Brian Cahal and Conner Wygaerts take turns doing laps on both short-travel bikes down the same trail to see how they compare in performance, feedback, and against the clock!

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[ems]

You guys should note that the Forbidden has released the V2 Druid.

[xLordSpicy]

i feel Connor's haircut gives him an unfair advantage

[justin_niemi]

You think you’re going fast at the local track and then you see clips of Conner and Brian riding it 😮 quick work guys and Brian can’t wait to see you back out there after the injury. ✌🏻

[Jvhowube]

Shoot rough way to finish up a test session. Heal up and keep up the content. Fun to hear the back-to-back frame comparisons - unless you're actively demo'ing or buying new bikes every few months, most of us don't get to really hear how different modern enduro/trail bikes can be.

[cben]

This series is the best. Thank you for putting in the work to make such great content.

[rstrakovsky]

I have a Druid V1 with a Cascade link and the bike just rips. It makes a lot of sense on east coast tech trails, great through the chunk, but a moderate enough wheelbase to get around our tight janky shit. Size L hard a 465 reach, so easy to move around and handle, jumps great as Brian noticed. Very fun bike.

[asquare]

Thanks for this, hope you are back on the bike soon. The Druid (droo-uhd, two syllables) is definitely a cool bike. This test helps to confirm for me that the rider is way more important than the bike, at least when the bikes are comparable in tech level.

[musbox]

I'd be interested in the difference between the 29'er Druid or the mullet set up which is what I have.
I've never ridden the 29'er, and while I find the mullet very stable, is also super playful.

[bdoyle]

Cool video. Too bad about the injury. Can't wait for the next video.

[funky-phantom]

God man, that looked brutal. Glad you healed up alright.

[samfletcher]

Neat seeing trails I grew up riding on Vital

[TanCoyote]

Would you say the high pivot is harder to manual? If so how would you compare it between the bikes?

[ryanwatkins]

Have you considered putting a coil shock on the instinct?

[thephoenixcycle]

Purely hypothetical... It would be neat see you guys race against WC caliber xc racer on their wips. Sign up jolanda!

[shrimpfriedrice]

0:41 Looks like the instinct is running some sort of geo adjusting headset, but no mention of it.

[Eric.V.]

There’s a 30mm gap on the Druid’s suspension?

[TheHochschieber]

story goes: you are faster on an oldschool 4-link system when you have a fast haircut

[jasondouglass]

Every.single.time.I've. injured.myself...It's the 80-100% rule.

[fudganuld]

I'd love one of them Rocky Mountain's here in the !

[harrie]

Why choose the Druid over the dreadnought?